There's been ups and downs for these two teams so far this season, occupying positions near the middle of the Division 1 table so far. Here's the Najran - Al Khaleej latest:
- Najran has the most dropped points from leading position (10) in Division 1
- Al Khaleej has the most clean sheets (8) in Division 1
There has not been much time to rest for the guests, as they played a Division 1 game only four days ago.
Al Khaleej play their home games on artifical turf, while this game is played on grass. Recent stats for Al Khaleej when playing on grass are 7 wins, 11 draws and 9 defeats from 27 matches. They have scored 28 goals and conceded 30 times in these games.
It's quite the trip for Al Khaleej when visiting Najran as the cities are 1900 kilometers apart.
Najran form and stats
Najran have collected 15 points from their Division 1 home games so far after 5-0-3.
A goal frenzy last time out for Najran, with a total of 7 goals in the match against Hajer. Fun stuff to watch! The defeat against Hajer was especially painful as the deciding goal against was scored three minutes into stoppage time (by P. Nworah).
Some members of the home team might already be thinking of their next match, the Division 1 game versus Al Hazm in only four days. This game is also played here at Najran Sport City Center.
The Najran fans have had their share of opportunities to cheer home goals this season, having seen 15 goals in 8 league matches. Defensively it’s touch-and-go for the home team as 12 goals have been conceded.
Al Khaleej form and stats
3-4-1 is the win-draw-loss statistic for Al Khaleej, who have the most clean sheets (8) in Division 1, in their Division 1 matches away. In general it has been a productive period now for Khaleej as they haven't lost any of their last ten games.
Khaleej's last game ended in a draw, the home match versus Al Jeel that finished 2-2. Before that, Khaleej secured a home win against Al Nahdha with the score 1-0.
Khaleej's last match (vs Al Jeel) ended in drama as all points looked lost at the score 0-2. They did not give up, fought back and in the end a courageous finish rescued a draw after 90 minutes thanks to a 87th minute equalizer by Martin Macej.
The schedule is very tough for Khaleej now as they have to travel again shortly after this match. A Division 1 game at Al-Kawkab is waiting in only four days.
The visiting Al Khaleej have scored more than one goal per away game in the league so far. The grand total is 8 goals from 8 games. It's worth mentioning that 4 of these goals has been scored in their last three away matches. It's not easy to score on Khaleej as they have only conceded 5 goals from these away games. It's worth mentioning that 3 of these goals has been conceded in their last 3 away matches.
Head 2 Head
Last ten meetings between the teams: Najran won four, Al Khaleej won four and two draws. five games with over 2,5 goals, five matches with two goals or less.Najran missing players
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| Najran | Al Khaleej | ||||||
| Total | Home | vs | Statistics | Stat | vs | Away | Total |
| 16 | 8 | 3 | Played | P | 1 | 8 | 16 |
| 5 | 5 | 2 | Won | W | 0 | 3 | 6 |
| 5 | 0 | 0 | Drew | D | 1 | 4 | 7 |
| 6 | 3 | 1 | Lost | L | 0 | 1 | 3 |
| 22 | 15 | 5 | Scored | S | 0 | 8 | 18 |
| 22 | 12 | 3 | Conceded | C | 0 | 5 | 13 |
| 94% | 100% | 100% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 0% | 62% | 75% |
| 75% | 88% | 67% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 0% | 38% | 44% |
| 44% | 75% | 67% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 0% | 25% | 31% |
| 31% | 50% | 33% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 0% | 25% | 25% |
| 19% | 25% | 0% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 0% | 12% | 12% |
| 69% | 75% | 67% | BTTS | BTTS | 0% | 38% | 38% |
| 12% | 12% | 0% | Clean Sheets | C S | 100% | 50% | 50% |
| 25% | 12% | 33% | Failed to Score | F T | 100% | 50% | 38% |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 0.5 | 0 | 0 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 2 | 0.7 | 1.8 |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | Red cards | R C | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 0.2 | 0 | 0 | Shots (avg) | S ( | 13 | 4.3 | 6.5 |
| 0.2 | 0 | 0 | Shots on Target (avg) | S O | 7 | 2.3 | 3.4 |
| 600% | 0% | 0% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 0% | 43% | 26% |
- Al Khaleej has the most clean sheets (8) in Division 1
- Al Khaleej has the most matches under the total-line (6) in Division 1
- Najran has the most dropped points from leading position (10) in Division 1
- Najran have played more matches over 2,5 goals home than away.
- Najran haven’t played a single 0-0 game at home.
| Total | Home | Away | |||||||||||||||||||
| # | Team | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | +/- | P |
| 1 | Al Hazm | 16 | 14 | 1 | 1 | 39 | 13 | 8 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 21 | 7 | 8 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 18 | 6 | 26 | 43 |
| 2 | Al Feiha | 16 | 10 | 4 | 2 | 29 | 13 | 8 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 14 | 6 | 8 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 15 | 7 | 16 | 34 |
| 3 | Al Jabalain | 16 | 9 | 4 | 3 | 24 | 14 | 8 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 11 | 5 | 8 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 13 | 9 | 10 | 31 |
| 4 | Al Adalh | 16 | 7 | 6 | 3 | 27 | 14 | 8 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 14 | 4 | 8 | 2 | 4 | 2 | 13 | 10 | 13 | 27 |
| 5 | Al Ta'ee | 16 | 8 | 3 | 5 | 21 | 15 | 7 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 9 | 6 | 9 | 4 | 2 | 3 | 12 | 9 | 6 | 27 |
| 6 | Hajer | 16 | 8 | 3 | 5 | 21 | 16 | 9 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 15 | 8 | 7 | 3 | 0 | 4 | 6 | 8 | 5 | 27 |
| 7 | Al Draih | 16 | 7 | 5 | 4 | 16 | 11 | 8 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 7 | 7 | 8 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 9 | 4 | 5 | 26 |
| 8 | Al Khaleej | 16 | 6 | 7 | 3 | 18 | 13 | 8 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 10 | 8 | 8 | 3 | 4 | 1 | 8 | 5 | 5 | 25 |
| 9 | Al-Thuqbah | 16 | 6 | 4 | 6 | 24 | 23 | 9 | 4 | 2 | 3 | 16 | 14 | 7 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 8 | 9 | 1 | 22 |
| 10 | Najran | 16 | 5 | 5 | 6 | 22 | 22 | 8 | 5 | 0 | 3 | 15 | 12 | 8 | 0 | 5 | 3 | 7 | 10 | 0 | 20 |
| 11 | Al-Kawkab | 16 | 5 | 5 | 6 | 14 | 17 | 8 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 7 | 9 | 8 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 7 | 8 | -3 | 20 |
| 12 | Ohod | 16 | 5 | 5 | 6 | 13 | 21 | 8 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 8 | 7 | 8 | 1 | 2 | 5 | 5 | 14 | -8 | 20 |
| 13 | Al Sahel | 16 | 3 | 10 | 3 | 10 | 13 | 8 | 2 | 6 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 8 | 1 | 4 | 3 | 7 | 12 | -3 | 19 |
| 14 | Al Nahdha | 16 | 3 | 7 | 6 | 14 | 17 | 8 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 1 | 4 | 3 | 6 | 9 | -3 | 16 |
| 15 | Al Shoalah | 16 | 3 | 6 | 7 | 10 | 17 | 8 | 1 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 6 | 8 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 8 | 11 | -7 | 15 |
| 16 | Al Jeel | 16 | 3 | 6 | 7 | 13 | 21 | 8 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 7 | 12 | 8 | 1 | 4 | 3 | 6 | 9 | -8 | 15 |
| 17 | Jeddah | 16 | 4 | 3 | 9 | 17 | 26 | 8 | 1 | 2 | 5 | 8 | 12 | 8 | 3 | 1 | 4 | 9 | 14 | -9 | 15 |
| 18 | Arar | 16 | 3 | 3 | 10 | 16 | 26 | 7 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 12 | 15 | 9 | 1 | 2 | 6 | 4 | 11 | -10 | 12 |
| 19 | Al Bukayriyah | 16 | 2 | 4 | 10 | 8 | 24 | 8 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 5 | 11 | 8 | 0 | 2 | 6 | 3 | 13 | -16 | 10 |
| 20 | Al Najoom | 16 | 2 | 3 | 11 | 10 | 30 | 8 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 11 | 8 | 1 | 0 | 7 | 5 | 19 | -20 | 9 |